This flashcard defines catastrophizing or fortune-telling as predicting a negative future without considering more likely outcomes, using an example of anticipating perpetual awkwardness.
Você prevê o futuro negativamente sem considerar outros resultados mais prováveis. (Ex: 'Como continuo andando desajeitadamente e lançando olhares desajeitados para as pessoas, imagino que será sempre assim').
| Fallacy | Catastrophizing or Fortune Telling |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | You predict the future negatively without considering other, more likely, outcomes (eg As I keep walking awkwardly, and making awkward glances at people, I'm imagining that its always going to be this way). |
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